DVPW 2024, Göttingen
September 26, 2024
Christian Lüth
AfD press spokesperson 2013-2020
The worse things get for Germany, the better it is for the AfD.
Research Question
Do RRPs actively try to create grievances
by obstructing local public goods provision?
Design
Results
Local public goods
Strategic obstructionism
Obstructing local public goods provision
Institutional setting
Data
Design
Semi-structured interviews
Head of finance committee, Hesse
They probably introduce the highest numbers of proposals. And that is for a small to medium caucus, mind you. […] Their proposals are annoying. Because they insist to debate them, every single time. And this costs time and nerves, of course.
Other mechanisms
Compound treatments
Creating grievances
Alternative explanations
Next steps
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